WO2022113406A1 - Storage unit and information processing device - Google Patents

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WO2022113406A1
WO2022113406A1 PCT/JP2021/021937 JP2021021937W WO2022113406A1 WO 2022113406 A1 WO2022113406 A1 WO 2022113406A1 JP 2021021937 W JP2021021937 W JP 2021021937W WO 2022113406 A1 WO2022113406 A1 WO 2022113406A1
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裕一朗 矢口
雄二 中島
佳樹 新沼
将 稲荷
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株式会社東芝
東芝インフラシステムズ株式会社
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  • An embodiment of the present invention relates to a storage unit and an information processing device.
  • a storage unit configured to store and use a second standard auxiliary storage device, which is smaller than the first standard auxiliary storage device, in a tray shaped to correspond to the outer shape of the first standard auxiliary storage device.
  • the storage unit of the embodiment is a storage unit that can be attached to a slot of an information processing device opened in the first direction, and includes a tray, an auxiliary storage device, and a relay connector.
  • the tray has a shape corresponding to the outer shape of the first standard auxiliary storage device.
  • the auxiliary storage device is a first-standard auxiliary storage device, and is stored in a tray in a sideways posture in which the connector faces the second direction intersecting the first direction.
  • the relay connector has a first connector that can be connected to the connector of the auxiliary storage device and a second connector that can be connected to the connector of the information processing device facing the first direction.
  • FIG. 1 is an exemplary exploded perspective view of the information processing apparatus of the embodiment.
  • FIG. 2 is an exemplary enlarged view of a slot of the information processing apparatus of the embodiment.
  • FIG. 3 is an exemplary exploded perspective view of a storage unit equipped with the first standard auxiliary storage device of the embodiment.
  • FIG. 4 is an exemplary exploded perspective view of a storage unit equipped with a second standard auxiliary storage device of the embodiment.
  • FIG. 5 is an exemplary front view of the information processing apparatus of the embodiment, and is a diagram showing a state in which a storage unit equipped with a second standard auxiliary storage device is attached to the slot.
  • FIG. 6 is an exemplary front view of the information processing apparatus of the embodiment, and is a diagram showing a state in which a storage unit equipped with a first standard auxiliary storage device is attached to the slot.
  • FIG. 1 is an exploded perspective view of the information processing apparatus 1 of the embodiment.
  • the X direction is along the depth direction (front-back direction) of the information processing device 1
  • the Y direction is along the horizontal width direction (horizontal direction) of the information processing device 1
  • the Z direction is the vertical width direction (up and down) of the information processing device 1.
  • the X direction is an example of the first direction
  • the Y direction is an example of the second direction.
  • the information processing apparatus 1 is configured as a rack-mounted industrial computer, and has a plurality of storage units 10, 20 and the like that can be attached to the housing 2 and the slot 3 of the housing 2. It is equipped with.
  • the information processing device 1 is not limited to this example, and may be a desktop personal computer, a video display device, a television receiver, a game machine, an information storage device, or the like.
  • the housing 2 is configured in a rectangular parallelepiped box shape that is short in the Z direction.
  • the housing 2 has a bottom wall 2a, a top wall 2b, a front wall 2c, a rear wall 2d, a left wall 2e, a right wall 2f, and the like.
  • the bottom wall 2a is also referred to as a lower wall or the like
  • the top wall 2b is also referred to as an upper wall or the like.
  • the front wall 2c, the rear wall 2d, the left wall 2e, and the right wall 2f are also referred to as a side wall, a peripheral wall, and the like.
  • Both the bottom wall 2a and the top wall 2b extend in a direction orthogonal to the Z direction (XY plane), and are provided in parallel with each other at intervals in the Z direction.
  • the bottom wall 2a constitutes the lower end portion of the housing 2
  • the top wall 2b constitutes the upper end portion of the housing 2.
  • the bottom wall 2a may be provided with rubber legs or the like that support the housing 2 in a state of being separated from an installation surface such as a shelf, a desk, or a table.
  • Both the left wall 2e and the right wall 2f extend in a direction orthogonal to the Y direction (XZ plane), and are provided in parallel with each other at intervals in the Y direction.
  • the left wall 2e extends between the Y-direction ends of the bottom wall 2a and the top wall 2b, and the right wall 2f extends between the Y-direction opposite ends of the bottom wall 2a and the top wall 2b. ..
  • the left wall 2e constitutes the left end portion of the housing 2
  • the right wall 2f constitutes the right end portion of the housing 2.
  • Both the front wall 2c and the rear wall 2d extend along the direction orthogonal to the X direction (YZ plane), and are provided in parallel with each other at intervals in the X direction.
  • the front wall 2c extends between the X-direction ends of the bottom wall 2a and the top wall 2b, and the rear wall 2d extends between the X-direction opposite ends of the bottom wall 2a and the top wall 2b. ..
  • the front wall 2c constitutes the front end portion of the housing 2
  • the rear wall 2d constitutes the rear end portion of the housing 2.
  • the front wall 2c is provided with a plurality of slots 3 opened in the X direction.
  • the front wall 2c has two slots 3 arranged in the Z direction on the left wall 2e side of the central portion in the Y direction, and two slots on the right wall 2f side of the central portion in the Y direction. 3 are lined up in the Z direction.
  • the storage units 10 and 20 are detachably attached to the slots 3, respectively.
  • the storage unit 10 is equipped with a 3.5-inch HDD (Hard Disk Drive) device 11, and the storage unit 20 is equipped with two 2.5-inch SSDs (Solid State). Drive) The device 21 is mounted. Further, in the present embodiment, two storage units 10 and 20 on which the HDD device 11 and the SSD device 21 having different standards are mounted can be selectively mounted and used in the same slot 3. Has been done.
  • the slot 3 can be shared by the storage unit 10 and the storage unit 20. Further, in the present embodiment, it is possible to mount a plurality of storage units 10 and 20 having different standards in combination in the information processing apparatus 1 by using the plurality of slots 3 having the above-described configuration.
  • the HDD device 11 is an example of a first standard auxiliary storage device
  • the SSD device 21 is an example of a second standard auxiliary storage device.
  • the slot 3 is also referred to as a bay, an insertion slot, an accommodating portion, or the like.
  • FIG. 2 is an enlarged view of slot 3.
  • the slot 3 is composed of a slot holder 31, a guide plate 32, a backplane board 33, and the like.
  • the slot holder 31 is configured in a substantially U shape that is open in the opposite direction of the Z direction when viewed from the X direction.
  • the slot holder 31 covers (partitions) both sides of the slot 3 in the Y direction and also covers the Z direction of the slot 3.
  • the rear end of the slot holder 31 is provided with a pair of positioning protrusions 37 to be inserted into the opening 33a of the backplane board 33.
  • the guide plate 32 extends along a direction (XY plane) orthogonal to the Z direction and extends between a pair of side walls of the slot holder 31.
  • the guide plate 32 covers the opposite direction of the slot 3 in the Z direction and partitions the two slots 3 arranged in the Z direction.
  • the guide plate 32 is fixed to the slot holder 31 by a fitting such as a screw or a bolt.
  • the backplane board 33 extends along a direction orthogonal to the X direction (YZ plane) and covers the opposite direction of the slot 3 in the X direction.
  • a plurality of connectors 34 are mounted on the front surface of the backplane board 33.
  • the connector 34 can be connected to the connector 11a of the HDD device 11 described above and the connector 21a of the SSD device 21 (see FIG. 1).
  • the connector 34 is an example of a connector of the information processing apparatus 1 facing the X direction.
  • a plurality of LEDs 35 are mounted on the front surface of the backplane board 33.
  • the LED 35 can display the communication status of the HDD device 11 connected to the connector 34 and the communication status of the SSD device 21.
  • the backplane board 33 is integrated with the slot holder 31 by fastening a nut to a bolt penetrating the through holes 33c and 38 in a state where the opening 33a and the protrusion 37 are positioned.
  • the backplane board 33 is provided with a pair of openings 33b into which the positioning pin 26 (see FIG. 4) of the storage unit 20, which will be described later, is inserted in the X direction.
  • the SSD device 21 is inserted into the slot 28 of the storage unit 20 positioned in the Y direction and the Z direction with respect to the backplane board 33. As a result, the positional deviation between the connector 21a of the SSD device 21 and the connector 34 of the backplane board 33 is suppressed.
  • FIG. 3 is an exploded perspective view of the storage unit 10 equipped with the HDD device 11.
  • the storage unit 10 includes an HDD device 11, a tray 12, a substrate 13, a relay connector 14, an LED 15, a light guide member 16, a holder 17, mounting frames 18, 19 and the like.
  • the tray 12 has a bottom wall 12a, a pair of end walls 12b, and a pair of side walls 12c, and is configured in a shape corresponding to the outer shape of the HDD device 11.
  • the tray 12 is provided with an accommodating portion 12r surrounded by a bottom wall 12a, an end wall 12b, and a side wall 12c and opened in the Z direction.
  • the accommodating portion 12r accommodates the HDD device 11 integrated with the substrate 13 and the mounting frames 18 and 19, the holder 17 integrated with the light guide member 16, and the like.
  • the bottom wall 12a is configured in a rectangular plate shape corresponding to the bottom surface of the HDD device 11.
  • the pair of end walls 12b project in the Z direction from the sides of the bottom wall 12a on both sides in the Y direction
  • the pair of side walls 12c project in the Z direction from the sides of the bottom wall 12a on both sides in the X direction.
  • the tray 12 is inserted into the slot 3 in a lateral position in which the short side (end wall 12b) of the bottom wall 12a is along the X direction and the long side (side wall 12c) of the bottom wall 12a is along the Y direction. Will be done.
  • the board 13 is located between the HDD device 11 and the bottom wall 12a.
  • a relay connector 14, an LED 15, a wiring pattern (not shown), and the like are mounted on the substrate 13.
  • the wiring pattern includes a wiring pattern for electrically connecting the first connector 14a and the second connector 14b of the relay connector 14, a wiring pattern for electrically connecting the LED 15 and the second connector 14b, and the like. ..
  • the board 13 is also referred to as a wiring board or the like.
  • the relay connector 14 has a first connector 14a, a second connector 14b, and a third connector 14c.
  • the first connector 14a is provided at the end of the substrate 13 in the Y direction.
  • the first connector 14a can be electrically and mechanically connected to the connector 11a of the HDD device 11 facing the Y direction while being housed in the tray 12.
  • the second connector 14b is provided at the end of the substrate 13 in the direction opposite to the X direction.
  • the second connector 14b can be electrically and mechanically connected to the connector 34 facing the X direction of the backplane board 33 described above.
  • the connector 11a of the HDD device 11 and the connector 34 of the backplane board 33 facing in different directions are electrically connected by such a wiring pattern of the relay connector 14 and the board 13.
  • the third connector 14c is provided at the end of the substrate 13 in the direction opposite to the X direction, and is aligned with the second connector 14b in the Y direction.
  • the third connector 14c can only be mechanically connected to the connector 34 of the backplane board 33.
  • the third connector 14c is a connector for preventing rattling, and is also referred to as a dummy connector or the like.
  • the LED 15 is provided at the end of the substrate 13 in the X direction.
  • the light emitting unit is switched from the LED 35 to the LED 15 described above by the control unit of the information processing device 1. It is configured as. That is, the LED 15 can display the communication status of the HDD device 11 connected to the connector 34.
  • the light guide member 16 has a light introduction unit 16a, a light emission unit 16b, and a light guide unit 16c.
  • the light guide portion 16c is located between the holder 17 and the mounting frame 18 and extends in the Z direction.
  • the light introduction portion 16a is provided at the lower end portion of the light guide portion 16c.
  • the light introduction unit 16a is arranged so as to face the LED 15. The light of the LED 15 incident on the light guide unit 16c from the light introduction unit 16a propagates toward the upper end portion of the light guide unit 16c while being repeatedly reflected inside the light guide unit 16c.
  • the light emitting portion 16b is provided at the upper end portion of the light guide portion 16c.
  • the light emitting portion 16b is arranged in a state of being exposed in the X direction from the opening portion 17c of the holder 17.
  • the light emitting unit 16b can emit light by the light of the LED 15 propagated to the upper end portion of the light guide unit 16c.
  • the light emitting unit 16b can display the communication status of the HDD device 11 on the front surface 12c1 side (see FIG. 6) of the tray 12.
  • the light emitting unit 16b is also referred to as a light emitting unit or the like.
  • the holder 17 has a side plate portion 17a and a protruding portion 17b.
  • the side plate portion 17a is located between the side wall 12c of the tray 12 and the mounting frame 18 and covers the side surface of the HDD device 11 in the X direction.
  • the side plate portion 17a is provided with a plurality of openings 17c, vents, and the like for holding the light guide member 16 described above.
  • the protruding portion 17b protrudes from the lower end portion of the side plate portion 17a toward the mounting frame 18, that is, in the direction opposite to the X direction.
  • the protruding portion 17b is overlapped with the anti-vibration rubber 5 described later of the mounting frame 18 in the Z direction.
  • the holder 17 is fixed to the mounting frame 18 together with the side wall 12c of the tray 12 by a connector S2 such as a screw or a bolt penetrating the side plate portion 17a in the X direction in a state of being integrated with the light guide member 16.
  • the mounting frame 18 has a side plate portion 18a and a protruding portion 18b.
  • the side plate portion 18a is located between the HDD device 11 and the holder 17, and covers the side surface of the HDD device 11 in the X direction.
  • the mounting frame 18 is fixed to the HDD device 11 by the coupling tool S1 that penetrates the side plate portion 18a in the X direction.
  • the protruding portion 18b protrudes from the lower end portion of the side plate portion 18a to the holder 17 side, that is, in the X direction.
  • a pair of anti-vibration rubbers 4 and 5 are provided on both sides of the protruding portion 18b in the Z direction. The anti-vibration rubbers 4 and 5 can absorb the vibration in the Z direction input to the mounting frame 18 and the HDD device 11.
  • the mounting frame 18 is provided by the coupling tool S2 in a state where the protruding portion 18b is sandwiched between the pair of anti-vibration rubbers 4 and 5 and the bottom wall 12a of the tray 12 and the protruding portion 17b of the holder 17. It is integrated with the holder 17 and the tray 12. As a result, the vibration, impact, and the like input to the tray 12 are suppressed from being transmitted to the HDD device 11.
  • the mounting frame 19 has a side plate portion 19a and a mounting piece 19b.
  • the side plate portion 19a is located between the HDD device 11 and the side wall 12c of the tray 12, and covers the side surface of the HDD device 11 in the opposite direction in the X direction.
  • the mounting piece 19b extends in the opposite direction in the X direction from the lower end portion of the side plate portion 19a.
  • the mounting frame 19 is fixed to the HDD device 11 by the coupling tool S3 penetrating the side plate portion 19a in the X direction, and is fixed to the bottom wall 12a of the tray 12 by the coupling tool S4 penetrating the mounting piece 19b in the Z direction. ..
  • FIG. 4 is an exploded perspective view of the storage unit 20 equipped with the SSD device 21.
  • the storage unit 20 includes the SSD device 21, the tray 22, the top cover 23, the guide member 24, the light guide member 25, the positioning pin 26, and the like described above.
  • the SSD device 21 is not shown for convenience.
  • the tray 22 has a bottom wall 22a, a pair of end walls 22b, and a pair of side walls 22c, and is configured in a shape corresponding to the outer shape of the HDD device 11. That is, the size of the tray 22 is substantially the same as the size of the tray 12.
  • the bottom wall 22a is configured in a rectangular plate shape corresponding to the bottom surface of the HDD device 11.
  • the pair of end walls 22b project in the Z direction from the sides of the bottom wall 22a on both sides in the Y direction
  • the pair of side walls 22c project in the Z direction from the sides of the bottom wall 22a on both sides in the X direction.
  • the tray 22 is inserted into the slot 3 with the short side (end wall 22b) of the bottom wall 22a along the X direction and the long side (side wall 22c) of the bottom wall 22a along the Y direction. .. Further, one of the side walls 22c is provided with an open end of the slot 28 opened in the X direction.
  • the tray 22 is provided with two slots 28 arranged side by side in the Y direction. The SSD device 21 is inserted into each of the slots 28.
  • the guide member 24 is provided corresponding to each of the slots 28.
  • the guide member 24 covers (partitions) both sides of the slot 28 in the Y direction and also covers (partitions) both sides of the slot 28 in the Z direction.
  • the guide member 24 is fixed to the tray 22 by a connector such as a screw or a bolt.
  • the guide member 24 slidably supports the SSD device 21 inserted in the slot 28 in the X direction.
  • the guide member 24 is also referred to as a rail member or the like.
  • the light guide member 25 has a light introduction unit 25a, a light emission unit 25b, and a light guide unit 25c.
  • the light guide portion 25c is located between the guide member 24 and the top cover 23, and extends in the X direction.
  • the light introduction portion 25a is provided at the rear end portion of the light guide portion 25c.
  • the light introduction unit 25a is arranged so as to face the LED 35 of the backplane substrate 33 described above. The light of the LED 35 incident on the light guide unit 25c from the light introduction unit 25a propagates toward the front end portion of the light guide unit 25c while being repeatedly reflected inside the light guide unit 25c.
  • the light emitting portion 25b is provided at the front end portion of the light guide portion 25c.
  • the light emitting portion 25b is arranged so as to be exposed in the X direction from the side wall 22c of the tray 22.
  • the light emitting unit 25b can emit light by the light of the LED 35 propagated to the front end portion of the light guide unit 25c.
  • the light emitting unit 25b can display the communication status of the SSD device 21 on the front surface 22c1 side of the tray 22.
  • the light emitting unit 25b is also referred to as a light emitting unit or the like.
  • the top cover 23 is parallel to the bottom wall 22a of the tray 22, and covers the light guide member 25 from the side opposite to the guide member 24, that is, from the Z direction.
  • the top cover 23 is fixed to the guide member 24 by a fitting S7 such as a screw or a bolt.
  • the positioning pin 26 protrudes from the side wall 22c of the tray 22 in the opposite direction in the X direction.
  • the side wall 22c of the tray 22 is provided with two positioning pins 26 arranged side by side in the Y direction.
  • the positioning pin 26 is inserted into the opening 33b of the backplane board 33 described above, and is positioned in the Y direction and the Z direction with respect to the backplane board 33.
  • FIG. 5 is a front view of the information processing device 1, and is a view showing a state in which the storage unit 20 having the SSD device 21 mounted in the slot 3 is attached.
  • FIG. 6 is a front view of the information processing device 1. It is a figure of the state in which the storage unit 10 which mounted the HDD apparatus 11 is attached to the slot 3.
  • the storage unit 20 is fixed to the front wall 2c by a connector S6 such as a screw or a bolt penetrating the side wall 22c of the tray 22 in the X direction.
  • the storage unit 10 is fixed to the front wall 2c by a knurled screw S5 penetrating the side wall 12c of the tray 12 in the X direction.
  • the storage unit 20 can display the light emission pattern of the LED 35 on the front surface 22c1 side of the tray 22 at a position away from the LED 35 by the light guide member 25 described above. Further, the storage unit 10 can display the light emission pattern of the LED 15 on the front surface 12c1 side of the tray 12 at a position away from the LED 15 by the light guide member 16 described above.
  • the light emitting portions 25b and 16b of the light guide members 25 and 16 are respectively mounted in the state where the storage unit 20 is mounted in the slot 3 and the state in which the storage unit 10 is mounted in the slot 3. It is configured so that the positions of are almost the same.
  • the positions are the positions of the light emitting portions 25b and 16b in the Z direction and the positions in the Y direction.
  • the front wall 2c is provided with a mark 7 for identifying the two storage units 10 and 20 mounted in the slot 3.
  • the marks 7 are located on both sides of the storage units 10 and 20 in the Y direction. That is, the front wall 2c is provided with a plurality of marks 7 arranged side by side in the Y direction. Numbers, letters, etc. are drawn on the mark 7.
  • the mark 7 is exposed in the X direction without being hidden by the side wall 22c of the tray 22.
  • the storage unit 10 is mounted in the slot 3 (see FIG. 6)
  • one of the marks 7 is hidden by the covering portion 12d provided on the side wall 12c of the tray 12.
  • the storage units 10 and 20 can be easily identified by the structure in which one of the marks 7 is hidden according to the storage units 10 and 20 installed in the slot 3. Further, since the mark 7 corresponds to the number of HDD devices 11 and SSD devices 21, the number of auxiliary storage devices (HDD device 11 and SSD device 21) mounted on the information processing device 1 is displayed by the number of marks 7. It is also possible to do.
  • the storage unit 10 is a tray 12 having a shape corresponding to the outer shape of the HDD device 11 (auxiliary storage device) of the first standard, and the HDD device 11 of the first standard, and is a connector.
  • the HDD device 11 housed in the tray 12 in a lateral position facing the Y direction (second direction) where 11a intersects the X direction (first direction), and the first connector 14a that can be connected to the connector 11a of the HDD device 11.
  • a relay connector 14 having a second connector 14b that can be connected to the connector 34 of the information processing apparatus 1 facing the X direction.
  • the storage unit 20 has a tray 22 having a shape corresponding to the outer shape of the HDD device 11 (auxiliary storage device) of the first standard, and a plurality of second standards smaller than the HDD device 11 of the first standard.
  • SSD device (auxiliary storage device) of the information processing device 1 in a state of being side by side in the Y direction (second direction) intersecting the X direction (first direction) and having each connector 21a facing the X direction.
  • a plurality of SSD devices 21 housed in the tray 22 in a state where they can be connected to the disk 22 and the like.
  • the information processing apparatus 1 is provided with a slot 3 shared by the storage unit 10 and the storage unit 20.
  • the information processing device 1 capable of selectively mounting and using a plurality of storage units 10 and 20 in which HDD devices 11 and SSD devices 21 having different standards are mounted in the same slot 3. Can be obtained.

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The storage unit according to an embodiment of the present invention can be attached to a slot of an information processing device that opens in a first direction, said storage unit comprising a tray, an auxiliary storage device, and a relay connector. The tray has a shape that corresponds to the contour of the auxiliary storage device meeting a first standard. The auxiliary storage device is an auxiliary storage device meeting the first standard, wherein the connector is stored in the tray in a horizontal orientation facing a second direction that intersects the first direction. The relay connector has: a first connector that can be connected to the connector of the auxiliary storage device; and a second connector that can be connected to the connector of the information processing device facing in the first direction.

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ストレージユニットおよび情報処理装置Storage unit and information processing equipment
　本発明の実施形態は、ストレージユニットおよび情報処理装置に関する。 An embodiment of the present invention relates to a storage unit and an information processing device.
　従来、第一規格の補助記憶装置の外形に対応した形状のトレイに、第一規格の補助記憶装置よりも小さな第二規格の補助記憶装置を収納して使用できるように構成されたストレージユニットが、知られている。 Conventionally, a storage unit configured to store and use a second standard auxiliary storage device, which is smaller than the first standard auxiliary storage device, in a tray shaped to correspond to the outer shape of the first standard auxiliary storage device. ,Are known.
特開２０１４－２１９９６号公報Japanese Unexamined Patent Publication No. 2014-21996
　この種のストレージユニットでは、より不都合が少なくなるよう改善された新規な構成が得られれば、有益である。 For this type of storage unit, it would be beneficial if a new configuration that was improved to reduce inconvenience could be obtained.
　実施形態のストレージユニットは、第一方向に開放された情報処理装置のスロットに取付け可能なストレージユニットであって、トレイと、補助記憶装置と、中継コネクタと、を備える。トレイは、第一規格の補助記憶装置の外形に対応した形状である。補助記憶装置は、第一規格の補助記憶装置であって、コネクタが第一方向と交差した第二方向を向く横向きの姿勢でトレイに収納される。中継コネクタは、補助記憶装置のコネクタと接続可能な第一コネクタと、第一方向を向く情報処理装置のコネクタと接続可能な第二コネクタと、を有する。 The storage unit of the embodiment is a storage unit that can be attached to a slot of an information processing device opened in the first direction, and includes a tray, an auxiliary storage device, and a relay connector. The tray has a shape corresponding to the outer shape of the first standard auxiliary storage device. The auxiliary storage device is a first-standard auxiliary storage device, and is stored in a tray in a sideways posture in which the connector faces the second direction intersecting the first direction. The relay connector has a first connector that can be connected to the connector of the auxiliary storage device and a second connector that can be connected to the connector of the information processing device facing the first direction.
図１は、実施形態の情報処理装置の例示的な分解斜視図である。FIG. 1 is an exemplary exploded perspective view of the information processing apparatus of the embodiment. 図２は、実施形態の情報処理装置のスロットの例示的な拡大図である。FIG. 2 is an exemplary enlarged view of a slot of the information processing apparatus of the embodiment. 図３は、実施形態の第一規格の補助記憶装置を搭載したストレージユニットの例示的な分解斜視図である。FIG. 3 is an exemplary exploded perspective view of a storage unit equipped with the first standard auxiliary storage device of the embodiment. 図４は、実施形態の第二規格の補助記憶装置を搭載したストレージユニットの例示的な分解斜視図である。FIG. 4 is an exemplary exploded perspective view of a storage unit equipped with a second standard auxiliary storage device of the embodiment. 図５は、実施形態の情報処理装置の例示的な正面図であって、スロットに第二規格の補助記憶装置を搭載したストレージユニットが取付けられた状態の図である。FIG. 5 is an exemplary front view of the information processing apparatus of the embodiment, and is a diagram showing a state in which a storage unit equipped with a second standard auxiliary storage device is attached to the slot. 図６は、実施形態の情報処理装置の例示的な正面図であって、スロットに第一規格の補助記憶装置を搭載したストレージユニットが取付けられた状態の図である。FIG. 6 is an exemplary front view of the information processing apparatus of the embodiment, and is a diagram showing a state in which a storage unit equipped with a first standard auxiliary storage device is attached to the slot.
　以下、本発明の例示的な実施形態が開示される。以下に示される実施形態の構成、ならびに当該構成によってもたらされる作用および効果は、一例である。本発明は、以下の実施形態に開示される構成以外によっても実現可能である。また、本発明によれば、構成によって得られる種々の効果（派生的な効果も含む）のうち少なくとも一つを得ることが可能である。 Hereinafter, exemplary embodiments of the present invention will be disclosed. The configurations of the embodiments shown below, as well as the actions and effects brought about by such configurations, are examples. The present invention can also be realized by configurations other than those disclosed in the following embodiments. Further, according to the present invention, it is possible to obtain at least one of various effects (including derivative effects) obtained by the configuration.
　なお、本明細書では、序数は、部品や、部材、部位、位置、方向等を区別するためだけに用いられており、順番や優先度を示すものではない。 In this specification, the ordinal number is used only for distinguishing parts, members, parts, positions, directions, etc., and does not indicate the order or priority.
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　図１は、実施形態の情報処理装置１の分解斜視図である。なお、以下の各図では、便宜上、互いに直交する三方向が定義されている。Ｘ方向は、情報処理装置１の奥行方向（前後方向）に沿い、Ｙ方向は、情報処理装置１の横幅方向（左右方向）に沿い、Ｚ方向は、情報処理装置１の縦幅方向（上下方向）に沿う。Ｘ方向は、第一方向の一例であり、Ｙ方向は、第二方向の一例である。 [Embodiment]
FIG. 1 is an exploded perspective view of the information processing apparatus 1 of the embodiment. In each of the following figures, for convenience, three directions orthogonal to each other are defined. The X direction is along the depth direction (front-back direction) of the information processing device 1, the Y direction is along the horizontal width direction (horizontal direction) of the information processing device 1, and the Z direction is the vertical width direction (up and down) of the information processing device 1. Direction). The X direction is an example of the first direction, and the Y direction is an example of the second direction.
　図１に示されるように、情報処理装置１は、ラックマウント型の産業用コンピュータとして構成されており、筐体２や、筐体２のスロット３に取付け可能な複数のストレージユニット１０，２０等を備えている。なお、情報処理装置１は、この例には限定されず、デスクトップ型のパーソナルコンピュータや、映像表示装置、テレビジョン受像機、ゲーム機、情報記憶装置等であってもよい。 As shown in FIG. 1, the information processing apparatus 1 is configured as a rack-mounted industrial computer, and has a plurality of storage units 10, 20 and the like that can be attached to the housing 2 and the slot 3 of the housing 2. It is equipped with. The information processing device 1 is not limited to this example, and may be a desktop personal computer, a video display device, a television receiver, a game machine, an information storage device, or the like.
　筐体２は、Ｚ方向に短い直方体状の箱型に構成されている。筐体２は、底壁２ａや、天壁２ｂ、前壁２ｃ、後壁２ｄ、左壁２ｅ、右壁２ｆ等を有している。底壁２ａは、下壁等とも称され、天壁２ｂは、上壁等とも称される。また、前壁２ｃ、後壁２ｄ、左壁２ｅ、および右壁２ｆは、側壁や周壁等とも称される。 The housing 2 is configured in a rectangular parallelepiped box shape that is short in the Z direction. The housing 2 has a bottom wall 2a, a top wall 2b, a front wall 2c, a rear wall 2d, a left wall 2e, a right wall 2f, and the like. The bottom wall 2a is also referred to as a lower wall or the like, and the top wall 2b is also referred to as an upper wall or the like. Further, the front wall 2c, the rear wall 2d, the left wall 2e, and the right wall 2f are also referred to as a side wall, a peripheral wall, and the like.
　底壁２ａおよび天壁２ｂは、いずれも、Ｚ方向と直交する方向（ＸＹ平面）に沿って延びており、Ｚ方向に間隔をあけて互いに平行に設けられている。底壁２ａは、筐体２の下端部を構成し、天壁２ｂは、筐体２の上端部を構成している。底壁２ａには、筐体２を棚や、机、台等の設置面から離間した状態に支持するゴム脚等が設けられうる。 Both the bottom wall 2a and the top wall 2b extend in a direction orthogonal to the Z direction (XY plane), and are provided in parallel with each other at intervals in the Z direction. The bottom wall 2a constitutes the lower end portion of the housing 2, and the top wall 2b constitutes the upper end portion of the housing 2. The bottom wall 2a may be provided with rubber legs or the like that support the housing 2 in a state of being separated from an installation surface such as a shelf, a desk, or a table.
　左壁２ｅおよび右壁２ｆは、いずれも、Ｙ方向と直交する方向（ＸＺ平面）に沿って延びており、Ｙ方向に間隔をあけて互いに平行に設けられている。左壁２ｅは、底壁２ａおよび天壁２ｂのＹ方向の端部の間に亘り、右壁２ｆは、底壁２ａおよび天壁２ｂのＹ方向の反対方向の端部の間に亘っている。左壁２ｅは、筐体２の左端部を構成し、右壁２ｆは、筐体２の右端部を構成している。 Both the left wall 2e and the right wall 2f extend in a direction orthogonal to the Y direction (XZ plane), and are provided in parallel with each other at intervals in the Y direction. The left wall 2e extends between the Y-direction ends of the bottom wall 2a and the top wall 2b, and the right wall 2f extends between the Y-direction opposite ends of the bottom wall 2a and the top wall 2b. .. The left wall 2e constitutes the left end portion of the housing 2, and the right wall 2f constitutes the right end portion of the housing 2.
　前壁２ｃおよび後壁２ｄは、いずれも、Ｘ方向と直交する方向（ＹＺ平面）に沿って延びており、Ｘ方向に間隔をあけて互いに平行に設けられている。前壁２ｃは、底壁２ａおよび天壁２ｂのＸ方向の端部の間に亘り、後壁２ｄは、底壁２ａおよび天壁２ｂのＸ方向の反対方向の端部の間に亘っている。前壁２ｃは、筐体２の前端部を構成し、後壁２ｄは、筐体２の後端部を構成している。 Both the front wall 2c and the rear wall 2d extend along the direction orthogonal to the X direction (YZ plane), and are provided in parallel with each other at intervals in the X direction. The front wall 2c extends between the X-direction ends of the bottom wall 2a and the top wall 2b, and the rear wall 2d extends between the X-direction opposite ends of the bottom wall 2a and the top wall 2b. .. The front wall 2c constitutes the front end portion of the housing 2, and the rear wall 2d constitutes the rear end portion of the housing 2.
　前壁２ｃには、Ｘ方向に開放された複数のスロット３が設けられている。本実施形態では、前壁２ｃには、Ｙ方向の中央部よりも左壁２ｅ側において二つのスロット３がＺ方向に並んでおり、Ｙ方向の中央部よりも右壁２ｆ側において二つのスロット３がＺ方向に並んでいる。スロット３には、それぞれ、ストレージユニット１０，２０が着脱可能に取付けられる。 The front wall 2c is provided with a plurality of slots 3 opened in the X direction. In the present embodiment, the front wall 2c has two slots 3 arranged in the Z direction on the left wall 2e side of the central portion in the Y direction, and two slots on the right wall 2f side of the central portion in the Y direction. 3 are lined up in the Z direction. The storage units 10 and 20 are detachably attached to the slots 3, respectively.
　ここで、本実施形態では、ストレージユニット１０には、３．５インチのＨＤＤ（Hard　Disk　Drive）装置１１が搭載されており、ストレージユニット２０には、２．５インチの二つのＳＳＤ（Solid　State　Drive）装置２１が搭載されている。そして、本実施形態では、このような規格が異なるＨＤＤ装置１１およびＳＳＤ装置２１が搭載された二つのストレージユニット１０，２０を、同一のスロット３に選択的に取付けて使用することが可能に構成されている。 Here, in the present embodiment, the storage unit 10 is equipped with a 3.5-inch HDD (Hard Disk Drive) device 11, and the storage unit 20 is equipped with two 2.5-inch SSDs (Solid State). Drive) The device 21 is mounted. Further, in the present embodiment, two storage units 10 and 20 on which the HDD device 11 and the SSD device 21 having different standards are mounted can be selectively mounted and used in the same slot 3. Has been done.
　すなわち、スロット３は、ストレージユニット１０と、ストレージユニット２０と、で共用可能である。また、本実施形態では、上述した構成の複数のスロット３によって、情報処理装置１には、規格が異なる複数のストレージユニット１０，２０を組み合わせて搭載することも可能である。ＨＤＤ装置１１は、第一規格の補助記憶装置の一例であり、ＳＳＤ装置２１は、第二規格の補助記憶装置の一例である。また、スロット３は、ベイや、挿入口、収容部等とも称される。 That is, the slot 3 can be shared by the storage unit 10 and the storage unit 20. Further, in the present embodiment, it is possible to mount a plurality of storage units 10 and 20 having different standards in combination in the information processing apparatus 1 by using the plurality of slots 3 having the above-described configuration. The HDD device 11 is an example of a first standard auxiliary storage device, and the SSD device 21 is an example of a second standard auxiliary storage device. Further, the slot 3 is also referred to as a bay, an insertion slot, an accommodating portion, or the like.
　以下、上述したような効果が得られるストレージユニット１０，２０およびスロット３についてより詳しく説明する。図２は、スロット３の拡大図である。図２に示されるように、スロット３は、スロットホルダ３１や、ガイドプレート３２、バックプレーン基板３３等によって構成されている。 Hereinafter, the storage units 10 and 20 and the slot 3 from which the above-mentioned effects can be obtained will be described in more detail. FIG. 2 is an enlarged view of slot 3. As shown in FIG. 2, the slot 3 is composed of a slot holder 31, a guide plate 32, a backplane board 33, and the like.
　スロットホルダ３１は、Ｘ方向から見た場合に、Ｚ方向の反対方向に向けて開放された略Ｕ字状に構成されている。スロットホルダ３１は、スロット３のＹ方向の両側を覆う（仕切る）とともに、スロット３のＺ方向を覆っている。スロットホルダ３１の後端部には、バックプレーン基板３３の開口部３３ａに挿入される位置決め用の一対の突起３７が設けられている。 The slot holder 31 is configured in a substantially U shape that is open in the opposite direction of the Z direction when viewed from the X direction. The slot holder 31 covers (partitions) both sides of the slot 3 in the Y direction and also covers the Z direction of the slot 3. The rear end of the slot holder 31 is provided with a pair of positioning protrusions 37 to be inserted into the opening 33a of the backplane board 33.
　ガイドプレート３２は、Ｚ方向と直交する方向（ＸＹ平面）に沿って延びており、スロットホルダ３１の一対の側壁の間に亘っている。ガイドプレート３２は、スロット３のＺ方向の反対方向を覆うとともに、Ｚ方向に並んだ二つのスロット３の間を仕切っている。ガイドプレート３２は、ネジやボルト等の結合具によってスロットホルダ３１に固定されている。 The guide plate 32 extends along a direction (XY plane) orthogonal to the Z direction and extends between a pair of side walls of the slot holder 31. The guide plate 32 covers the opposite direction of the slot 3 in the Z direction and partitions the two slots 3 arranged in the Z direction. The guide plate 32 is fixed to the slot holder 31 by a fitting such as a screw or a bolt.
　バックプレーン基板３３は、Ｘ方向と直交する方向（ＹＺ平面）に沿って延びており、スロット３のＸ方向の反対方向を覆っている。バックプレーン基板３３の前面には、複数のコネクタ３４が実装されている。コネクタ３４は、上述したＨＤＤ装置１１のコネクタ１１ａや、ＳＳＤ装置２１のコネクタ２１ａ（図１参照）と接続可能である。コネクタ３４は、Ｘ方向を向く情報処理装置１のコネクタの一例である。 The backplane board 33 extends along a direction orthogonal to the X direction (YZ plane) and covers the opposite direction of the slot 3 in the X direction. A plurality of connectors 34 are mounted on the front surface of the backplane board 33. The connector 34 can be connected to the connector 11a of the HDD device 11 described above and the connector 21a of the SSD device 21 (see FIG. 1). The connector 34 is an example of a connector of the information processing apparatus 1 facing the X direction.
　また、バックプレーン基板３３の前面には、複数のＬＥＤ３５が実装されている。ＬＥＤ３５は、コネクタ３４と接続されたＨＤＤ装置１１の通信状態やＳＳＤ装置２１の通信状態を表示可能である。バックプレーン基板３３は、開口部３３ａと突起３７とが位置決めされた状態で、それぞれの貫通孔３３ｃ，３８を貫通したボルトにナットが締結されること等によってスロットホルダ３１と一体化される。 Further, a plurality of LEDs 35 are mounted on the front surface of the backplane board 33. The LED 35 can display the communication status of the HDD device 11 connected to the connector 34 and the communication status of the SSD device 21. The backplane board 33 is integrated with the slot holder 31 by fastening a nut to a bolt penetrating the through holes 33c and 38 in a state where the opening 33a and the protrusion 37 are positioned.
　また、バックプレーン基板３３には、後述するストレージユニット２０の位置決めピン２６（図４参照）がＸ方向に挿入される一対の開口部３３ｂが設けられている。本実施形態では、ＳＳＤ装置２１は、バックプレーン基板３３に対してＹ方向およびＺ方向に位置決めされた状態のストレージユニット２０のスロット２８に挿入される。これにより、ＳＳＤ装置２１のコネクタ２１ａとバックプレーン基板３３のコネクタ３４との位置ずれが抑制されている。 Further, the backplane board 33 is provided with a pair of openings 33b into which the positioning pin 26 (see FIG. 4) of the storage unit 20, which will be described later, is inserted in the X direction. In the present embodiment, the SSD device 21 is inserted into the slot 28 of the storage unit 20 positioned in the Y direction and the Z direction with respect to the backplane board 33. As a result, the positional deviation between the connector 21a of the SSD device 21 and the connector 34 of the backplane board 33 is suppressed.
　図３は、ＨＤＤ装置１１を搭載したストレージユニット１０の分解斜視図である。図３に示されるように、ストレージユニット１０は、ＨＤＤ装置１１や、トレイ１２、基板１３、中継コネクタ１４、ＬＥＤ１５、導光部材１６、ホルダ１７、取付けフレーム１８，１９等を有している。 FIG. 3 is an exploded perspective view of the storage unit 10 equipped with the HDD device 11. As shown in FIG. 3, the storage unit 10 includes an HDD device 11, a tray 12, a substrate 13, a relay connector 14, an LED 15, a light guide member 16, a holder 17, mounting frames 18, 19 and the like.
　トレイ１２は、底壁１２ａと、一対の端壁１２ｂと、一対の側壁１２ｃと、を有し、ＨＤＤ装置１１の外形に対応した形状に構成されている。トレイ１２には、底壁１２ａ、端壁１２ｂ、および側壁１２ｃによって囲まれ、Ｚ方向に開放された収容部１２ｒが設けられている。収容部１２ｒには、基板１３および取付けフレーム１８，１９と一体化された状態のＨＤＤ装置１１や、導光部材１６と一体化された状態のホルダ１７等が収容される。 The tray 12 has a bottom wall 12a, a pair of end walls 12b, and a pair of side walls 12c, and is configured in a shape corresponding to the outer shape of the HDD device 11. The tray 12 is provided with an accommodating portion 12r surrounded by a bottom wall 12a, an end wall 12b, and a side wall 12c and opened in the Z direction. The accommodating portion 12r accommodates the HDD device 11 integrated with the substrate 13 and the mounting frames 18 and 19, the holder 17 integrated with the light guide member 16, and the like.
　底壁１２ａは、ＨＤＤ装置１１の底面に対応した長方形状の板状に構成されている。一対の端壁１２ｂは、底壁１２ａのＹ方向の両側の辺部からＺ方向に突出し、一対の側壁１２ｃは、底壁１２ａのＸ方向の両側の辺部からＺ方向に突出している。本実施形態では、トレイ１２は、底壁１２ａの短辺（端壁１２ｂ）がＸ方向に沿い、底壁１２ａの長辺（側壁１２ｃ）がＹ方向に沿う横向きの姿勢で、スロット３に挿入される。 The bottom wall 12a is configured in a rectangular plate shape corresponding to the bottom surface of the HDD device 11. The pair of end walls 12b project in the Z direction from the sides of the bottom wall 12a on both sides in the Y direction, and the pair of side walls 12c project in the Z direction from the sides of the bottom wall 12a on both sides in the X direction. In the present embodiment, the tray 12 is inserted into the slot 3 in a lateral position in which the short side (end wall 12b) of the bottom wall 12a is along the X direction and the long side (side wall 12c) of the bottom wall 12a is along the Y direction. Will be done.
　基板１３は、ＨＤＤ装置１１と底壁１２ａとの間に位置されている。基板１３には、中継コネクタ１４や、ＬＥＤ１５、不図示の配線パターン等が実装されている。配線パターンには、中継コネクタ１４の第一コネクタ１４ａと第二コネクタ１４ｂとを電気的に接続する配線パターンや、ＬＥＤ１５と第二コネクタ１４ｂとを電気的に接続する配線パターン等が含まれている。基板１３は、配線基板等とも称される。 The board 13 is located between the HDD device 11 and the bottom wall 12a. A relay connector 14, an LED 15, a wiring pattern (not shown), and the like are mounted on the substrate 13. The wiring pattern includes a wiring pattern for electrically connecting the first connector 14a and the second connector 14b of the relay connector 14, a wiring pattern for electrically connecting the LED 15 and the second connector 14b, and the like. .. The board 13 is also referred to as a wiring board or the like.
　中継コネクタ１４は、第一コネクタ１４ａと、第二コネクタ１４ｂと、第三コネクタ１４ｃと、を有している。第一コネクタ１４ａは、基板１３のＹ方向の端部に設けられている。第一コネクタ１４ａは、トレイ１２に収納された状態でＹ方向を向くＨＤＤ装置１１のコネクタ１１ａと電気的かつ機械的に接続可能である。 The relay connector 14 has a first connector 14a, a second connector 14b, and a third connector 14c. The first connector 14a is provided at the end of the substrate 13 in the Y direction. The first connector 14a can be electrically and mechanically connected to the connector 11a of the HDD device 11 facing the Y direction while being housed in the tray 12.
　第二コネクタ１４ｂは、基板１３のＸ方向の反対方向の端部に設けられている。第二コネクタ１４ｂは、上述したバックプレーン基板３３のＸ方向を向いたコネクタ３４と電気的かつ機械的に接続可能である。本実施形態では、このような中継コネクタ１４および基板１３の配線パターンによって、互いに異なる方向を向いたＨＤＤ装置１１のコネクタ１１ａとバックプレーン基板３３のコネクタ３４とが、電気的に接続される。 The second connector 14b is provided at the end of the substrate 13 in the direction opposite to the X direction. The second connector 14b can be electrically and mechanically connected to the connector 34 facing the X direction of the backplane board 33 described above. In the present embodiment, the connector 11a of the HDD device 11 and the connector 34 of the backplane board 33 facing in different directions are electrically connected by such a wiring pattern of the relay connector 14 and the board 13.
　第三コネクタ１４ｃは、基板１３のＸ方向の反対方向の端部に設けられ、第二コネクタ１４ｂとＹ方向に並んでいる。第三コネクタ１４ｃは、バックプレーン基板３３のコネクタ３４と機械的にのみ接続可能である。第三コネクタ１４ｃは、がたつき防止用のコネクタであり、ダミーコネクタ等とも称される。 The third connector 14c is provided at the end of the substrate 13 in the direction opposite to the X direction, and is aligned with the second connector 14b in the Y direction. The third connector 14c can only be mechanically connected to the connector 34 of the backplane board 33. The third connector 14c is a connector for preventing rattling, and is also referred to as a dummy connector or the like.
　ＬＥＤ１５は、基板１３のＸ方向の端部に設けられている。本実施形態では、中継コネクタ１４を介してＨＤＤ装置１１とバックプレーン基板３３とが互いに電気的に接続された状態では、情報処理装置１の制御部によって発光部が上述したＬＥＤ３５からＬＥＤ１５へと切り替わるよう構成されている。すなわち、ＬＥＤ１５は、コネクタ３４と接続されたＨＤＤ装置１１の通信状態を表示可能である。 The LED 15 is provided at the end of the substrate 13 in the X direction. In the present embodiment, when the HDD device 11 and the backplane board 33 are electrically connected to each other via the relay connector 14, the light emitting unit is switched from the LED 35 to the LED 15 described above by the control unit of the information processing device 1. It is configured as. That is, the LED 15 can display the communication status of the HDD device 11 connected to the connector 34.
　導光部材１６は、光導入部１６ａと、光出射部１６ｂと、導光部１６ｃと、を有している。導光部１６ｃは、ホルダ１７と取付けフレーム１８との間に位置され、Ｚ方向に延びている。光導入部１６ａは、導光部１６ｃの下端部に設けられている。光導入部１６ａは、ＬＥＤ１５と面した状態に配置される。光導入部１６ａから導光部１６ｃ内に入射したＬＥＤ１５の光は、当該導光部１６ｃの内側で繰り返し反射しながら、導光部１６ｃの上端部に向けて伝播する。 The light guide member 16 has a light introduction unit 16a, a light emission unit 16b, and a light guide unit 16c. The light guide portion 16c is located between the holder 17 and the mounting frame 18 and extends in the Z direction. The light introduction portion 16a is provided at the lower end portion of the light guide portion 16c. The light introduction unit 16a is arranged so as to face the LED 15. The light of the LED 15 incident on the light guide unit 16c from the light introduction unit 16a propagates toward the upper end portion of the light guide unit 16c while being repeatedly reflected inside the light guide unit 16c.
　光出射部１６ｂは、導光部１６ｃの上端部に設けられている。光出射部１６ｂは、ホルダ１７の開口部１７ｃからＸ方向に露出した状態に配置される。光出射部１６ｂは、導光部１６ｃの上端部に伝播されたＬＥＤ１５の光によって発光可能である。光出射部１６ｂは、ＨＤＤ装置１１の通信状態をトレイ１２の前面１２ｃ１側（図６参照）に表示することができる。光出射部１６ｂは、発光部等とも称される。 The light emitting portion 16b is provided at the upper end portion of the light guide portion 16c. The light emitting portion 16b is arranged in a state of being exposed in the X direction from the opening portion 17c of the holder 17. The light emitting unit 16b can emit light by the light of the LED 15 propagated to the upper end portion of the light guide unit 16c. The light emitting unit 16b can display the communication status of the HDD device 11 on the front surface 12c1 side (see FIG. 6) of the tray 12. The light emitting unit 16b is also referred to as a light emitting unit or the like.
　ホルダ１７は、側板部１７ａと、突出部１７ｂと、を有している。側板部１７ａは、トレイ１２の側壁１２ｃと取付けフレーム１８との間に位置され、ＨＤＤ装置１１のＸ方向の側面を覆っている。側板部１７ａには、上述した導光部材１６を保持する複数の開口部１７ｃや通気口等が設けられている。 The holder 17 has a side plate portion 17a and a protruding portion 17b. The side plate portion 17a is located between the side wall 12c of the tray 12 and the mounting frame 18 and covers the side surface of the HDD device 11 in the X direction. The side plate portion 17a is provided with a plurality of openings 17c, vents, and the like for holding the light guide member 16 described above.
　突出部１７ｂは、側板部１７ａの下端部から取付けフレーム１８側、すなわちＸ方向の反対方向に突出している。突出部１７ｂは、取付けフレーム１８の後述する防振ゴム５のＺ方向に重ねられる。ホルダ１７は、導光部材１６と一体化された状態で、側板部１７ａをＸ方向に貫通するネジやボルト等の結合具Ｓ２によってトレイ１２の側壁１２ｃとともに取付けフレーム１８に固定される。 The protruding portion 17b protrudes from the lower end portion of the side plate portion 17a toward the mounting frame 18, that is, in the direction opposite to the X direction. The protruding portion 17b is overlapped with the anti-vibration rubber 5 described later of the mounting frame 18 in the Z direction. The holder 17 is fixed to the mounting frame 18 together with the side wall 12c of the tray 12 by a connector S2 such as a screw or a bolt penetrating the side plate portion 17a in the X direction in a state of being integrated with the light guide member 16.
　取付けフレーム１８は、側板部１８ａと、突出部１８ｂと、を有している。側板部１８ａは、ＨＤＤ装置１１とホルダ１７との間に位置され、ＨＤＤ装置１１のＸ方向の側面を覆っている。取付けフレーム１８は、側板部１８ａをＸ方向に貫通する結合具Ｓ１によってＨＤＤ装置１１に固定される。 The mounting frame 18 has a side plate portion 18a and a protruding portion 18b. The side plate portion 18a is located between the HDD device 11 and the holder 17, and covers the side surface of the HDD device 11 in the X direction. The mounting frame 18 is fixed to the HDD device 11 by the coupling tool S1 that penetrates the side plate portion 18a in the X direction.
　突出部１８ｂは、側板部１８ａの下端部からホルダ１７側、すなわちＸ方向に突出している。本実施形態では、突出部１８ｂのＺ方向の両側には、一対の防振ゴム４，５が設けられている。防振ゴム４，５は、取付けフレーム１８およびＨＤＤ装置１１に入力されるＺ方向の振動を吸収可能である。 The protruding portion 18b protrudes from the lower end portion of the side plate portion 18a to the holder 17 side, that is, in the X direction. In the present embodiment, a pair of anti-vibration rubbers 4 and 5 are provided on both sides of the protruding portion 18b in the Z direction. The anti-vibration rubbers 4 and 5 can absorb the vibration in the Z direction input to the mounting frame 18 and the HDD device 11.
　本実施形態では、取付けフレーム１８は、突出部１８ｂが一対の防振ゴム４，５およびトレイ１２の底壁１２ａとホルダ１７の突出部１７ｂとの間に挟まれた状態で、結合具Ｓ２によってホルダ１７およびトレイ１２と一体化される。これにより、トレイ１２に入力された振動や衝撃等がＨＤＤ装置１１に伝達されるのが抑制されている。 In the present embodiment, the mounting frame 18 is provided by the coupling tool S2 in a state where the protruding portion 18b is sandwiched between the pair of anti-vibration rubbers 4 and 5 and the bottom wall 12a of the tray 12 and the protruding portion 17b of the holder 17. It is integrated with the holder 17 and the tray 12. As a result, the vibration, impact, and the like input to the tray 12 are suppressed from being transmitted to the HDD device 11.
　取付けフレーム１９は、側板部１９ａと、取付け片１９ｂと、を有している。側板部１９ａは、ＨＤＤ装置１１とトレイ１２の側壁１２ｃとの間に位置され、ＨＤＤ装置１１のＸ方向の反対方向の側面を覆っている。取付け片１９ｂは、側板部１９ａの下端部からＸ方向の反対方向に延びている。取付けフレーム１９は、側板部１９ａをＸ方向に貫通する結合具Ｓ３によってＨＤＤ装置１１に固定されるとともに、取付け片１９ｂをＺ方向に貫通する結合具Ｓ４によってトレイ１２の底壁１２ａに固定される。 The mounting frame 19 has a side plate portion 19a and a mounting piece 19b. The side plate portion 19a is located between the HDD device 11 and the side wall 12c of the tray 12, and covers the side surface of the HDD device 11 in the opposite direction in the X direction. The mounting piece 19b extends in the opposite direction in the X direction from the lower end portion of the side plate portion 19a. The mounting frame 19 is fixed to the HDD device 11 by the coupling tool S3 penetrating the side plate portion 19a in the X direction, and is fixed to the bottom wall 12a of the tray 12 by the coupling tool S4 penetrating the mounting piece 19b in the Z direction. ..
　図４は、ＳＳＤ装置２１を搭載したストレージユニット２０の分解斜視図である。図４に示されるように、ストレージユニット２０は、上述したＳＳＤ装置２１や、トレイ２２、トップカバー２３、ガイド部材２４、導光部材２５、位置決めピン２６等を有している。なお、図４では、便宜上、ＳＳＤ装置２１は、図示省略されている。 FIG. 4 is an exploded perspective view of the storage unit 20 equipped with the SSD device 21. As shown in FIG. 4, the storage unit 20 includes the SSD device 21, the tray 22, the top cover 23, the guide member 24, the light guide member 25, the positioning pin 26, and the like described above. In FIG. 4, the SSD device 21 is not shown for convenience.
　トレイ２２は、底壁２２ａと、一対の端壁２２ｂと、一対の側壁２２ｃと、を有し、ＨＤＤ装置１１の外形に対応した形状に構成されている。すなわち、トレイ２２の大きさは、トレイ１２の大きさと略同じである。底壁２２ａは、ＨＤＤ装置１１の底面に対応した長方形状の板状に構成されている。一対の端壁２２ｂは、底壁２２ａのＹ方向の両側の辺部からＺ方向に突出し、一対の側壁２２ｃは、底壁２２ａのＸ方向の両側の辺部からＺ方向に突出している。 The tray 22 has a bottom wall 22a, a pair of end walls 22b, and a pair of side walls 22c, and is configured in a shape corresponding to the outer shape of the HDD device 11. That is, the size of the tray 22 is substantially the same as the size of the tray 12. The bottom wall 22a is configured in a rectangular plate shape corresponding to the bottom surface of the HDD device 11. The pair of end walls 22b project in the Z direction from the sides of the bottom wall 22a on both sides in the Y direction, and the pair of side walls 22c project in the Z direction from the sides of the bottom wall 22a on both sides in the X direction.
　本実施形態では、トレイ２２は、底壁２２ａの短辺（端壁２２ｂ）がＸ方向に沿い、底壁２２ａの長辺（側壁２２ｃ）がＹ方向に沿う姿勢で、スロット３に挿入される。また、側壁２２ｃのうち一方には、Ｘ方向に開放されるスロット２８の開口端が設けられている。トレイ２２には、Ｙ方向に並んで二つのスロット２８が設けられている。スロット２８には、それぞれ、ＳＳＤ装置２１が挿入される。 In the present embodiment, the tray 22 is inserted into the slot 3 with the short side (end wall 22b) of the bottom wall 22a along the X direction and the long side (side wall 22c) of the bottom wall 22a along the Y direction. .. Further, one of the side walls 22c is provided with an open end of the slot 28 opened in the X direction. The tray 22 is provided with two slots 28 arranged side by side in the Y direction. The SSD device 21 is inserted into each of the slots 28.
　ガイド部材２４は、スロット２８のそれぞれに対応して設けられている。ガイド部材２４は、スロット２８のＹ方向の両側を覆う（仕切る）とともに、スロット２８のＺ方向の両側を覆って（仕切って）いる。ガイド部材２４は、ネジやボルト等の結合具によってトレイ２２に固定されている。ガイド部材２４は、スロット２８に挿入されるＳＳＤ装置２１をＸ方向にスライド可能に支持する。ガイド部材２４は、レール部材等とも称される。 The guide member 24 is provided corresponding to each of the slots 28. The guide member 24 covers (partitions) both sides of the slot 28 in the Y direction and also covers (partitions) both sides of the slot 28 in the Z direction. The guide member 24 is fixed to the tray 22 by a connector such as a screw or a bolt. The guide member 24 slidably supports the SSD device 21 inserted in the slot 28 in the X direction. The guide member 24 is also referred to as a rail member or the like.
　導光部材２５は、光導入部２５ａと、光出射部２５ｂと、導光部２５ｃと、を有している。導光部２５ｃは、ガイド部材２４とトップカバー２３との間に位置され、Ｘ方向に延びている。光導入部２５ａは、導光部２５ｃの後端部に設けられている。光導入部２５ａは、上述したバックプレーン基板３３のＬＥＤ３５と面した状態に配置される。光導入部２５ａから導光部２５ｃ内に入射したＬＥＤ３５の光は、当該導光部２５ｃの内側で繰り返し反射しながら、導光部２５ｃの前端部に向けて伝播する。 The light guide member 25 has a light introduction unit 25a, a light emission unit 25b, and a light guide unit 25c. The light guide portion 25c is located between the guide member 24 and the top cover 23, and extends in the X direction. The light introduction portion 25a is provided at the rear end portion of the light guide portion 25c. The light introduction unit 25a is arranged so as to face the LED 35 of the backplane substrate 33 described above. The light of the LED 35 incident on the light guide unit 25c from the light introduction unit 25a propagates toward the front end portion of the light guide unit 25c while being repeatedly reflected inside the light guide unit 25c.
　光出射部２５ｂは、導光部２５ｃの前端部に設けられている。光出射部２５ｂは、トレイ２２の側壁２２ｃからＸ方向に露出した状態に配置される。光出射部２５ｂは、導光部２５ｃの前端部に伝播されたＬＥＤ３５の光によって発光可能である。光出射部２５ｂは、ＳＳＤ装置２１の通信状態をトレイ２２の前面２２ｃ１側に表示することができる。光出射部２５ｂは、発光部等とも称される。 The light emitting portion 25b is provided at the front end portion of the light guide portion 25c. The light emitting portion 25b is arranged so as to be exposed in the X direction from the side wall 22c of the tray 22. The light emitting unit 25b can emit light by the light of the LED 35 propagated to the front end portion of the light guide unit 25c. The light emitting unit 25b can display the communication status of the SSD device 21 on the front surface 22c1 side of the tray 22. The light emitting unit 25b is also referred to as a light emitting unit or the like.
　トップカバー２３は、トレイ２２の底壁２２ａと平行であり、導光部材２５をガイド部材２４とは反対側、すなわちＺ方向から覆っている。トップカバー２３は、ネジやボルト等の結合具Ｓ７によってガイド部材２４に固定されている。 The top cover 23 is parallel to the bottom wall 22a of the tray 22, and covers the light guide member 25 from the side opposite to the guide member 24, that is, from the Z direction. The top cover 23 is fixed to the guide member 24 by a fitting S7 such as a screw or a bolt.
　位置決めピン２６は、トレイ２２の側壁２２ｃからＸ方向の反対方向に突出している。トレイ２２の側壁２２ｃには、Ｙ方向に並んで二つの位置決めピン２６が設けられている。位置決めピン２６は、上述したバックプレーン基板３３の開口部３３ｂに挿入され、バックプレーン基板３３に対してＹ方向およびＺ方向に位置決めされる。 The positioning pin 26 protrudes from the side wall 22c of the tray 22 in the opposite direction in the X direction. The side wall 22c of the tray 22 is provided with two positioning pins 26 arranged side by side in the Y direction. The positioning pin 26 is inserted into the opening 33b of the backplane board 33 described above, and is positioned in the Y direction and the Z direction with respect to the backplane board 33.
　図５は、情報処理装置１の正面図であって、スロット３にＳＳＤ装置２１を搭載したストレージユニット２０が取付けられた状態の図であり、図６は、情報処理装置１の正面図であって、スロット３にＨＤＤ装置１１を搭載したストレージユニット１０が取付けられた状態の図である。 FIG. 5 is a front view of the information processing device 1, and is a view showing a state in which the storage unit 20 having the SSD device 21 mounted in the slot 3 is attached. FIG. 6 is a front view of the information processing device 1. It is a figure of the state in which the storage unit 10 which mounted the HDD apparatus 11 is attached to the slot 3.
　図５に示されるように、ストレージユニット２０は、トレイ２２の側壁２２ｃをＸ方向に貫通するネジやボルト等の結合具Ｓ６によって前壁２ｃに固定される。また、図６に示されるように、ストレージユニット１０は、トレイ１２の側壁１２ｃをＸ方向に貫通するローレットネジＳ５によって前壁２ｃに固定される。 As shown in FIG. 5, the storage unit 20 is fixed to the front wall 2c by a connector S6 such as a screw or a bolt penetrating the side wall 22c of the tray 22 in the X direction. Further, as shown in FIG. 6, the storage unit 10 is fixed to the front wall 2c by a knurled screw S5 penetrating the side wall 12c of the tray 12 in the X direction.
　本実施形態では、ストレージユニット２０は、上述した導光部材２５によってＬＥＤ３５の発光パターンを当該ＬＥＤ３５とは離れた位置のトレイ２２の前面２２ｃ１側に表示可能である。また、ストレージユニット１０は、上述した導光部材１６によってＬＥＤ１５の発光パターンを当該ＬＥＤ１５とは離れた位置のトレイ１２の前面１２ｃ１側に表示可能である。 In the present embodiment, the storage unit 20 can display the light emission pattern of the LED 35 on the front surface 22c1 side of the tray 22 at a position away from the LED 35 by the light guide member 25 described above. Further, the storage unit 10 can display the light emission pattern of the LED 15 on the front surface 12c1 side of the tray 12 at a position away from the LED 15 by the light guide member 16 described above.
　ここで、本実施形態では、スロット３にストレージユニット２０が装着された状態と、スロット３にストレージユニット１０が装着された状態とで、導光部材２５，１６のそれぞれの光出射部２５ｂ，１６ｂの位置が略一致するように構成されている。位置は、光出射部２５ｂ，１６ｂのＺ方向の位置や、Ｙ方向の位置である。 Here, in the present embodiment, the light emitting portions 25b and 16b of the light guide members 25 and 16 are respectively mounted in the state where the storage unit 20 is mounted in the slot 3 and the state in which the storage unit 10 is mounted in the slot 3. It is configured so that the positions of are almost the same. The positions are the positions of the light emitting portions 25b and 16b in the Z direction and the positions in the Y direction.
　また、本実施形態では、前壁２ｃには、スロット３に装着された二つのストレージユニット１０，２０を識別するための目印７が設けられている。目印７は、ストレージユニット１０，２０のＹ方向の両側に位置されている。すなわち、前壁２ｃには、Ｙ方向に並んで複数の目印７が設けられている。目印７には、数字や、文字等が描かれている。 Further, in the present embodiment, the front wall 2c is provided with a mark 7 for identifying the two storage units 10 and 20 mounted in the slot 3. The marks 7 are located on both sides of the storage units 10 and 20 in the Y direction. That is, the front wall 2c is provided with a plurality of marks 7 arranged side by side in the Y direction. Numbers, letters, etc. are drawn on the mark 7.
　本実施形態では、スロット３にストレージユニット２０が装着された状態（図５参照）では、目印７がトレイ２２の側壁２２ｃによって隠れることなくＸ方向に露出している。一方、スロット３にストレージユニット１０が装着された状態（図６参照）では、目印７のうち一方がトレイ１２の側壁１２ｃに設けられた覆部１２ｄによって隠れている。 In the present embodiment, when the storage unit 20 is mounted in the slot 3 (see FIG. 5), the mark 7 is exposed in the X direction without being hidden by the side wall 22c of the tray 22. On the other hand, in a state where the storage unit 10 is mounted in the slot 3 (see FIG. 6), one of the marks 7 is hidden by the covering portion 12d provided on the side wall 12c of the tray 12.
　このように、本実施形態では、スロット３に装着されたストレージユニット１０，２０に応じて目印７のうち一方が隠れる構造によって、ストレージユニット１０，２０を用意に識別することができる。また、目印７がＨＤＤ装置１１やＳＳＤ装置２１の個数に対応しているため、目印７の数によって情報処理装置１に搭載された補助記憶装置（ＨＤＤ装置１１やＳＳＤ装置２１）の個数を表示することも可能である。 As described above, in the present embodiment, the storage units 10 and 20 can be easily identified by the structure in which one of the marks 7 is hidden according to the storage units 10 and 20 installed in the slot 3. Further, since the mark 7 corresponds to the number of HDD devices 11 and SSD devices 21, the number of auxiliary storage devices (HDD device 11 and SSD device 21) mounted on the information processing device 1 is displayed by the number of marks 7. It is also possible to do.
　以上のように、本実施形態では、ストレージユニット１０は、第一規格のＨＤＤ装置１１（補助記憶装置）の外形に対応した形状のトレイ１２と、第一規格のＨＤＤ装置１１であって、コネクタ１１ａがＸ方向（第一方向）と交差したＹ方向（第二方向）を向く横向きの姿勢でトレイ１２に収納されたＨＤＤ装置１１と、ＨＤＤ装置１１のコネクタ１１ａと接続可能な第一コネクタ１４ａと、Ｘ方向を向く情報処理装置１のコネクタ３４と接続可能な第二コネクタ１４ｂと、を有した中継コネクタ１４と、を備える。 As described above, in the present embodiment, the storage unit 10 is a tray 12 having a shape corresponding to the outer shape of the HDD device 11 (auxiliary storage device) of the first standard, and the HDD device 11 of the first standard, and is a connector. The HDD device 11 housed in the tray 12 in a lateral position facing the Y direction (second direction) where 11a intersects the X direction (first direction), and the first connector 14a that can be connected to the connector 11a of the HDD device 11. And a relay connector 14 having a second connector 14b that can be connected to the connector 34 of the information processing apparatus 1 facing the X direction.
　このような構成によれば、情報処理装置１のスロット３に選択的に取付け可能な、第一規格のＨＤＤ装置１１を横向きの姿勢で搭載したストレージユニット１０を得ることができる。 According to such a configuration, it is possible to obtain a storage unit 10 in which the HDD device 11 of the first standard, which can be selectively attached to the slot 3 of the information processing device 1, is mounted in a sideways posture.
　また、本実施形態では、ストレージユニット２０は、第一規格のＨＤＤ装置１１（補助記憶装置）の外形に対応した形状のトレイ２２と、第一規格のＨＤＤ装置１１よりも小さな第二規格の複数のＳＳＤ装置（補助記憶装置）であって、Ｘ方向（第一方向）と交差したＹ方向（第二方向）に横並びの状態かつそれぞれのコネクタ２１ａがＸ方向を向く情報処理装置１のコネクタ３４と接続可能な状態でトレイ２２に収納された複数のＳＳＤ装置２１と、を備える。 Further, in the present embodiment, the storage unit 20 has a tray 22 having a shape corresponding to the outer shape of the HDD device 11 (auxiliary storage device) of the first standard, and a plurality of second standards smaller than the HDD device 11 of the first standard. SSD device (auxiliary storage device) of the information processing device 1 in a state of being side by side in the Y direction (second direction) intersecting the X direction (first direction) and having each connector 21a facing the X direction. A plurality of SSD devices 21 housed in the tray 22 in a state where they can be connected to the disk 22 and the like.
　このような構成によれば、情報処理装置１のスロット３に選択的に取付け可能な、第二規格の複数のＳＳＤ装置２１を横並びの状態で搭載したストレージユニット２０を得ることができる。 According to such a configuration, it is possible to obtain a storage unit 20 in which a plurality of SSD devices 21 of the second standard, which can be selectively attached to the slot 3 of the information processing device 1, are mounted side by side.
　また、本実施形態では、情報処理装置１は、ストレージユニット１０と、ストレージユニット２０と、で共用されるスロット３が設けられている。 Further, in the present embodiment, the information processing apparatus 1 is provided with a slot 3 shared by the storage unit 10 and the storage unit 20.
　このような構成によれば、同一のスロット３に規格が異なるＨＤＤ装置１１およびＳＳＤ装置２１が搭載された複数のストレージユニット１０，２０を選択的に取付けて使用することが可能な情報処理装置１を得ることができる。 According to such a configuration, the information processing device 1 capable of selectively mounting and using a plurality of storage units 10 and 20 in which HDD devices 11 and SSD devices 21 having different standards are mounted in the same slot 3. Can be obtained.
　以上、本発明の実施形態が例示されたが、上記実施形態は一例であって、発明の範囲を限定することは意図していない。上記実施形態は、その他の様々な形態で実施されることが可能であり、発明の要旨を逸脱しない範囲で、種々の省略、置き換え、組み合わせ、変更を行うことができる。また、各構成や、形状、等のスペック（構造や、種類、方向、形式、大きさ、長さ、幅、厚さ、高さ、数、配置、位置、材質等）は、適宜に変更して実施することができる。 Although the embodiments of the present invention have been exemplified above, the above-described embodiment is an example and is not intended to limit the scope of the invention. The above embodiment can be implemented in various other embodiments, and various omissions, replacements, combinations, and changes can be made without departing from the gist of the invention. In addition, specifications such as each configuration and shape (structure, type, direction, type, size, length, width, thickness, height, number, arrangement, position, material, etc.) are changed as appropriate. Can be carried out.

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  1. 　第一方向に開放された情報処理装置のスロットに取付け可能なストレージユニットであって、
    　第一規格の補助記憶装置の外形に対応した形状のトレイと、
    　前記第一規格の補助記憶装置であって、コネクタが前記第一方向と交差した前記第二方向を向く横向きの姿勢で前記トレイに収納された補助記憶装置と、
    　前記補助記憶装置の前記コネクタと接続可能な第一コネクタと、前記第一方向を向く前記情報処理装置のコネクタと接続可能な第二コネクタと、を有した中継コネクタと、
    　を備えた、ストレージユニット。     A storage unit that can be installed in the slot of an information processing device opened in the first direction.
    A tray with a shape that corresponds to the outer shape of the first standard auxiliary storage device,
    An auxiliary storage device of the first standard, which is housed in the tray in a sideways posture in which the connector intersects the first direction and faces the second direction.
    A relay connector having a first connector connectable to the connector of the auxiliary storage device and a second connector connectable to the connector of the information processing device facing the first direction.
    A storage unit equipped with.
  2. 　第一方向に開放された情報処理装置のスロットに取付け可能なストレージユニットであって、
    　第一規格の補助記憶装置の外形に対応した形状のトレイと、
    　前記第一規格の補助記憶装置よりも小さな第二規格の複数の補助記憶装置であって、前記第一方向と交差した第二方向に横並びの状態かつそれぞれのコネクタが前記第一方向を向く前記情報処理装置のコネクタと接続可能な状態で前記トレイに収納された複数の補助記憶装置と、
    　を備えた、ストレージユニット。     A storage unit that can be installed in the slot of an information processing device opened in the first direction.
    A tray with a shape that corresponds to the outer shape of the first standard auxiliary storage device,
    A plurality of auxiliary storage devices of the second standard smaller than the auxiliary storage device of the first standard, in a state of being side by side in the second direction intersecting the first direction, and each connector facing the first direction. A plurality of auxiliary storage devices stored in the tray in a state where they can be connected to the connector of the information processing device,
    A storage unit equipped with.
  3. 　請求項１に記載のストレージユニットと、請求項２に記載のストレージユニットと、で共用される前記スロットが設けられた、情報処理装置。 An information processing device provided with the slot shared by the storage unit according to claim 1 and the storage unit according to claim 2.
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